In certain groups of men, glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency was linked with an increased likelihood of severe COVID-19, a Veterans Affairs cohort study found. In Black men under 65, ...

A common but often undiagnosed genetic condition may be causing delays in type 2 diabetes diagnoses and increasing the risk of serious complications for thousands of Black and South Asian men in the ...

On 18 December 2024, the World Health Organization (WHO) prequalified the first diagnostic test for glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency which can help to safely deliver WHO-recommended ...

When persons with G6PD deficiency eat fava beans, acute hemolytic anemia may develop. It is caused by the generation of free radicals from the metabolism of glucosides in the beans. The free radicals ...

A case-control study in two populations in Mali, West Africa has shown that glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency is associated with significant protection against severe, ...

Newborn screening for an inherited genetic condition that affects people of several ethnicities could reduce the risk of long-term disability for many on Long Island, doctors and advocates say.

This news post is no longer up to date. For a look at our more recent work on this area, please read our report Pathogen genomics into practice. The most common known enzyme defect in humans is ...